Morning shootaround: August 14, 2008
raptorblog.com 8/14/2008 — Your daily breakfast buffet of the choicest NBA links. Today's specials include a rant on what's wrong with Raptors fans, where SI.com's Marty Burns ranks the Raptors, and Alonzo Mourning crashes a 102-year-old's birthday party

Rain drops are falling on our (well covered) heads
thestar.blogs.com 8/14/2008 — LUCAS OLENIUK/TORONTO STAR Friendly reminder at the ballpark. Hands off! There’s a story in today’s paper (Thursday, I believe) about the zaniness at the ballpark, where fans are discouraged from catching foul balls because, you ...

Photos from adidas Nations 2008
hoopsaddict.com 8/14/2008 — A big thank you goes out to Kristen Wise from adidas for helping to organize interviews with Josh Smith and T.J. Ford this weekend for Hoops Addict. You can read the interview Austin Kent conducted with Smith here and look for his interview with Ford ...

Loose Change: Tips for your sports blog
cuzoogle.com 8/15/2008 — This is a guest post by Kellex from The Sports Dollar . Each week he will share some tips and industry news to help improve your sports blogs. Blog World Expo went all Sporty? The Blog World Expo happens yearly and has turned into the elite ...

A pause for a sappy moment
thestar.blogs.com 8/15/2008 — Don’t tell anybody, but even us bitter old grouches look forward to what’s referred to among some of us as “Olympic Moments” at bun-tosses like this. They’re the instances at Games where you smile at the emotion of the moment and feel good that ...

Toronto Raptors Point Guards - A Timeline of Let-Downs and Dissapointments/ — Bleacher Report - NBA 8/12/2008
When the curtain is drawn on October 29th, it will not only mark the beginning of another Raptors campaign but also the start of the Jose Calderon era in Toronto. The departure of TJ Ford via a mid-June trade has officially made Calderon the number ...

Toronto Raptors Point Guards: A Timeline of Let Downs and Disappointments — Bleacher Report - NBA 8/12/2008
When the curtain is drawn on October 29, it will not only mark the beginning of another Raptors campaign, but also the start of the Jose Calderon era in Toronto. The departure of TJ Ford via a mid-June trade has officially made Calderon the ...

Spain downs Germany behind Gasol — FOXSports.com News for NBA 8/14/2008
Pau Gasol scored 13 points to help lead world champions Spain to a 72-59 victory over Dirk Nowitzki and Germany in Olympic basketball men's Group B play. Gasol, of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, scored 13 points Thursday, while the Toronto Raptors' ...

For Ex-NBA Player, Being in Beijing Is a Dream Come True — NBA.com: News 8/14/2008
Jorge Garbajosa's season with the Toronto Raptors was ruined by injury but he never gave up hope of playing for Spain this summer at the Olympics. After proving his fitness to new coach Aito Garcia Reneses, Garbajosa was included in the squad and his ...